Cloudflare seeing uptick in cyber incidents as hackers try ‘unleashing everything,’ CEO says
CNBC
Kevin Stankiewicz
Key Points
– The world is currently experiencing an “unparalleled amount of cybersecurity activity,” Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince told CNBC Monday.
– “In the last six months, we’ve seen a dramatic uptick in attacks against our customers,” Prince said.
– Prince’s comments come in the wake of the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline.
Cybersecurity provider Cloudflare has observed a significant rise in threats toward its customers in recent months, CEO Matthew Prince told CNBC on Monday.
Prince’s comments, made in a “TechCheck” interview, came just days after a ransomware cyberattack hit Colonial Pipeline, leading the company to proactively halt operations on a key piece of U.S. petroleum infrastructure. Some parts of the pipeline are already back online, the company said in a...